When the back nine holes at the South Fork Country Club were new, and so was kite surfing.

A 22-year-old parking attendant at Sagg Main Beach was flashed, threatened, cajoled, and offered bribes for beach access back in 2000. And more from the Hamptons wars, summertime and otherwise.

Your friendly neighborhood mailbag. Dig in.

No matter how benignly a day begins, being on the water carries inherent risks.